Eventually, I will open a coffeehouse w/a hobby store on the premises.I am working on ideas before it is actually open....and I love to talk.So,here I am...with a blog that is more playground and forum than anything.

Saturday, January 03, 2015

The Defenseless

The first victim was poisoned. Three others are still missing. One more turns up dead. But there is one connection that ties them all together. This case has FBI Agent Brandon Fisher and the team in Colorado to stop a serial killer targeting men who beat charges of animal abuse over twenty years ago. With the method of murder changing to match what his victims had allegedly inflicted on the defenseless, the team questions who is on the side of justice--them or the murderer. After all, their unsub is seeking retribution on behalf of the victims who have no voice. While facing this moral dilemma, Brandon’s loyalty to the bureau is also tested. But Brandon is up for the challenge--anything to get his mind off his pending divorce and the upcoming holiday. Being thousands of miles from home, the forbidden relationship between him and Paige becomes more tempting, but is he willing to risk all that he’s worked for?

EXCERPT

His hands shook every time, but someone had to clean up the city. The government certainly wasn’t going to do anything about it. Those who were elected put on a show for glamor and fame with no real purpose. They slept in their million-dollar homes and shut out the ugliness of the world around them. For appearance’s sake, they went to their charity benefits while being too lazy to deal with the issues. The promises made to those who’d voted them into office in the first place were forgotten. It was a disgusting irony that defined politics. The very men who swore to deal with issues, to rectify injustices, sat on the sidelines, more incompetent than most.

This is why he was left to take the power into his own hands and make a difference to society. He brought justice for the Defenseless by condemning their Offender.

It was this reasoning that added justification for his actions. Everyone had a purpose. His was to speak for the victims who have no voice. He was their Advocate.

Placing Simpson’s body on display was a message to the world to let them know crimes against the Defenseless would not be tolerated, and that those who inflicted abuse upon them would be held accountable.

This Offender, his latest captive, would take patience, but that was one thing he had developed over the years. A tempering of knowing when best to strike, and whom.

The Advocate watched his captive through a camera he had placed in the man’s cell. The Offender was extended the same courtesies he had provided his canine companion—a dank corner with an empty food dish and a shitty water bowl. To complete the retribution he put a tight choker around his neck and attached it to a short chain.

For hours, the man had protested his captivity, but now his cries for help had lost conviction. What was once a high-pitched fervor had dulled to a mumbled whisper. Despair and hopelessness were taking over.

The thought made the Advocate smile. He was making a difference. He offered no mercy for these men. The Offenders deserved what was coming their way, and if he was the one destined to exact the punishment, he would see it through. Exacting revenge and punishment on these mongrels had become his driving purpose in life. It was what he was meant to do.

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MY THOUGHTS

"The Advocate" has been planning revenge on dog abusers for a long time. Several animal abusers are put to death using the exact tortures that they inflicted on dogs...meticulously recreated (though the story is not gory). The Advocate thinks he is invincible and his standards of what constitutes being worthy of death are becoming broader...accidents count and no attempt is made to establish actual guilt. A quick read that follows Brandon Fisher of the FBI and his team examining many suspects with many reasons for protecting "The Defenseless."

I will be hugging our rescued-from-abuse-Doggie today!

4 out of 5 stars: I actually think this needed to be a bit more graphic at times to get across the cruelty and the intense feelings toward that cruelty. The relationship between Brandon and his sort-of girlfriend Paige was a bit flat at times BUT the very last sentence was great for the story.Prudish Parent Verdict: Most parents would let their child read this one sometime in their high school years.

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CAROLYN ARNOLD is the bestselling author of the Madison Knight series, the Brandon Fisher series, and the McKinley Mysteries. Her love for writing dates back to her teen years, but her passion was reignited in 2006 when a fellow employee said "tell me a story." Since then Carolyn has never looked back.

Her writing has since been compared to New York Times Bestsellers such as JD Robb, Mary Higgins Clark, Sue Grafton, Michael Connelly, Tess Gerritsen, and more.

Carolyn was born in 1976 in a rural town of Ontario, Canada, and she currently lives with her husband and two beagles in a city near Toronto.

Mi vida es un bolsillo lleno de arco iris.My life is a pocketful of rainbows.

Profile Updated January 7, 2015. I am blessed with being a Mother, Homemaker and Homeschool Teacher. I own about 5.5 thousand books and our family has around 8 thousand! I am the founder of "Grandma's Rainbow"...a fledgling book giveaway program. I believe in life-long learning and can often be found glued to the screen in a MOOC course. I advocate for education reform. I am very interested in urban farming and self-sufficiency. Someday, I hope to make advancements in soil science and irrigation in terms of urban farming. Huge Douglas Adams and Roger Zelazny fan. Avid Armchair Traveler. I like roadtrips and the goal is for our children to see a good part of every state before they turn 18. I am married to the vocalist of "Once Were Serpents." My family is involved with Asylum Ministries and AudioFeed Music Festival. I am a professional reader.I have extensive editing and writing experience. I hope that something made you smile today. ------Non-spammers can reach me at iamthebluestbutterfly AT yahoo.com

"It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase 'As pretty as an Airport' appear."

-Douglas Adams

"You live and learn. At any rate, you live."

-Douglas Adams

‎"I am an expert of electricity. My father occupied the chair of applied electricity at the state prison."

- W C Fields

"Start every day off with a smile and get it over with."

- W C Fields

"There is possibility in every difficulty."

- Albert Einstein

"When we were children we used to think that when we grew up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability. To be alive is to be vulnerable."

-- Madeleine L'Engle

Randoms...

---I love when actors/actresses who play heroes openly support causes that will better the world.

---I am a fan of CVS. All those little extra sales bring smiles into our lives (free candy canes, a Barnes & Noble card for my Mother at Christmas and a three dollar credit for my birthday are the things I can think of on top of my head). Super nice cashiers and they don't mind at all that pretty much everyone in their lines is couponing, etc.

---So many beet salads look appetizing. I just can't stand beets.

---I believe in the Golden Rule and wish everyone else did. I do not like people that show no respect for others...especially when you have been only respectful and nice to them.

---I really, really enjoy listening to the birds chirping outside in the morning. I wish I knew more about how to identify the many birds that fly around our house. I inherited a bunch of books on birds...I guess it's time I start reading.

---I am afraid of acupuncture. The invent of laser acupuncture certainly did not make me any more at ease with ever trying it.

---I am a fan of the name "Sebastian." I have never met anyone who actually had this as a first name.

---I think it would be great if a lot more cities had tours by double decker bus. I saw a photo of a wedding that took place on the top of a double decker bus...the bride looked so happy and like she was having so much fun.

---I think baby dolphins are beautiful.

---I often capitalize words like "Mother and "Husband" for obvious reasons.

---One thing I love about "copycat recipes" is they usually don't include all the chemicals and preservatives of the original.

---I will never eat anything tartare. I will also not be eating carpacchio.

---Sometimes I really, really like macaroni and cheese from a box. Well I guess...not totally. Instead of the butter, I use a ton of shredded cheese.

---I wish that someone would start selling Kobe steaks at the grocery.

---I get annoyed by Twitter parties where people must be there only to win prizes and no one interacts with me.

---I have never been to a Jamba Juice. I found some copycat recipes that I would like to try...a lot of them call for pineapple sherbet which might be hard to find here.

---I do not like when hotels put the coffee machine in the bathroom.

---I am of the firm belief that some men should not wear suits....even when "required." It makes some men look way too stern.

---The only oysters I have ever tasted have been at Oriental buffets.

---I detest wasting my time on movies with no surprises.

---I am often interested in things made with huckleberries.

---I like finding flavors of candy cane that I haven't tried. Currently, I would really like to try huckleberry. I am not so sure about trying pickle-flavored candy canes. I have friends who would love to try pickle flavored candy canes and should gift them with some.

---Sometimes I feel that wars keep more people from dying. I wish alternatives were (peacefully) fought for. War is a sign of at least one irrational party.

---At least at home, I am really good at playing game shows like "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune."

We Liked It

-----Barbecue Chicken Pizza with a garlic crust. From Jet's.
-----Sauteed Fruits. Excellent with steak. Made me wish I had a glass of red wine.
-----Thinly sliced roast beef topped with a mixture of a large tablespoon of sour cream horse radish, a cup of sour cream and grated onion on a baguette.

I'd like to...

-----Go on a Autumn photography walk in Central Park.
-----See the flowers of a caper bush in person. Somewhere here in the States...maybe Hawaii.
-----Buy a good set of bells (for playing music). They could be expensive.
-----Visit Acadia National Park. See the Peregrines.
-----See the Titanic Memorial
-----Ride in a blimp.
-----Run the Walt Disney World Marathon.

Misc.

Contacts!Contacts!Contacts!

Feel free to contact me if you would like me to do a review....100% honest opinion. They say 1 out of 10 people is a "promoter"...someone who talks to many people about their experiences. I definitely reach a LOT of people via my blog and several other Internet mediums. I am a big believer in word-of-mouth....it can make the world a better place.

I was here.
Did you love me?
Or bow to Fear?
My spirit roams past this stone.
Looks so like myself.
A monument.
They still stare.
Nails that kept others out.
Nails that trapped me in.
I ruled & roamed.
King of All Except Myself

Update:
The Shameless Lions have effectively disbanded but I still love to go back and read the work produced. I also like to talk to my friends and their lions.